The Huffington Post Posted: 06-14-11 12:24 PM “Demon Fish: Travels Through The Hidden World Of Sharks” is a new book that explores the way humans and cultures around the world interact with the ocean’s top predator. Written by Juliet Eilperin, national environment report for The Washington Post, the book gives an up-close look at understanding […]
Coral Reef Fact: The Mahi-mahi or Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) “often change color among several hues ” after it is removed from the water “finally fading to a muted yellow-grey upon death”. Fact source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi Join Reef Relief today and help support our amazing marine world. reeefrelief.org/act/donate
New Partnerships Needed to Ensure Future of Marine Environments: UN On World Oceans Day, UN Environment Programme Launches Guide to Ecosystem-based Management Nairobi, 8 June 2011 – Declines in marine and coastal ecosystems due to human activities such as overfishing and pollution could be reversed if organisations, communities and other stakeholders adopt a more integrated […]
WASHINGTON, D.C — Statement by Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Europe: Brussels, Belgium – “It is deeply disturbing that McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich will soon carry the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) eco-label at the fast food chain’s European locations. Filet-O-Fish sandwiches are made from a controversial fish, the New Zealand hoki — a species […]
PHOTO Exploratory mining licences have been granted for waters off Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Solomon Islands. [ABC: file photo] Last Updated: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 07:47:00 +1000 Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has raised concerns that deep-seabed mining in the Pacific ocean may cause irreparable damage to the region’s marine ecosystems. Exploratory licences have […]
Celebrate all that the oceans does by making a commitment to do one new ocean friendly action today. Visit https://www.reefrelief.org/blog/ocean-friendly-practices/ for suggestions on things you can to do to help our oceans today and into the future. WORLD OCEANS DAY 2011 The world’s oceans—which account for about 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface—are facing […]
(Dive Travel Business News – June 8, 2011) — Today is World Oceans Day – a time to celebrate our earth’s most beautiful blue resource, and to take a moment to consider how we are taking care of it. World Oceans Day, which had been unofficially celebrated every June 8 since its original proposal in […]
Carbon Footprint: Carbon Footprint Calculator American’s create a whopping 50,000 pounds of carbon a year, that includes emissions from the home, car, air travel and everyday living. At Carbon Fund you can help fight climate change by calculating your footprint, and offsetting it. GoZero Carbon Calculator Estimates are that as much as 50% of the […]
1. Mind Your Carbon Footprint and Reduce Energy Consumption Reduce the effects of climate change on the ocean by leaving the car at home when you can and being conscious of your energy use at home and work. A few things you can do to get started today: Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs, take […]
by David McGuire • June 8th, 2011 In April, people across the USA and the world celebrated the beauty of nature, our rivers and mountains, and wildlife. The original Earth Day was inspired by founder Gaylord Nelson, former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the devastation of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, […]